Events - month view
earlier monthsMay 2025
LOF Listed Event
Cornell Western and Northeast NY Pre-Bloom Virtual Meeting
May 1, 2025
12 - 1:30pm
Zoom
Join CCE-ENYCHP and CCE-LOFP specialists this Thursday to review pre-bloom orchard management recommendations for Western and Northeast NY.
LOF Listed Event
Petal Fall Thinning Meetings
May 15, 2025 : Wayne County Petal Fall Thinning Meeting
2pm
Cherry Lawn Fruit Farm
Sodus, NY
Join LOF team members, in Wayne County to hear updates and petal fall thinning recommendations by Terence Robinson.
LOF Listed Event
Petal Fall Thinning Meetings
May 16, 2025 : Orleans County Petal Fall Thinning Meeting
2pm
Lamont Fruit Farms
Waterport, NY
Join LOF team members, in Orleans County to hear updates and petal fall thinning recommendations by Terence Robinson.
LOF Listed Event
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
May 29, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 2 of 4
6:30 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Hurd Orchards
Holley, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
June 2025
Hudson Valley Orchard Weed Management Meeting
June 25, 2025 : Hudson Valley Orchard Weed Management Meeting
1pm - 3pm
Titusville Farm
Poughkeepsie, NY
At this meeting, we will discuss previous research on using mulch for weed management, including the benefits of stacking mulch treatments with an organic herbicide program. We will then discuss the treatments in our field trial, discuss results to date, and get initial reactions from the grower, while viewing the field trial. We will then discuss the other study objective, using a mechanical weeding system to replace contact herbicide applications, currently underway in the Champlain Valley.
LOF Listed Event
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
June 26, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 3 of 4
6:30 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Cornell Orchards
Ithica, NY
Join specialists Anya Stansell and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month. This meeting will include Spanish Interpretation. Este mes en Español También.
July 2025
LOF Listed Event
3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County
July 31, 2025
All Day
Farms in Wayne County
We are excited to announce the 3rd annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Wayne County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
Stay tuned for more info as we get into the summer!
LOF Listed Event
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School Recordings
April 8, 2025
July 31, 2025
: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Now until July 31st
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
LOF Listed Event
Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings
July 31, 2025 : Tree Fruit & Small Fruit Twilight Meetings 4 of 4
6:30 pizza, soda, DEC sign-in; 7-8:30pm Meeting
Schutt's Apple Mill
Webster, NY
Join specialists Janet Van Zoeren, Anya Stansell, and Anna Wallis for a conversation about fruit and berry phenology and pest management, at a new location each month.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Upcoming Events
Hudson Valley Orchard Weed Management Meeting
June 25, 2025 : Hudson Valley Orchard Weed Management Meeting
Poughkeepsie, NY
At this meeting, we will discuss previous research on using mulch for weed management, including the benefits of stacking mulch treatments with an organic herbicide program. We will then discuss the treatments in our field trial, discuss results to date, and get initial reactions from the grower, while viewing the field trial. We will then discuss the other study objective, using a mechanical weeding system to replace contact herbicide applications, currently underway in the Champlain Valley.